Evolution of a pseudo-control region in the mitochondrial genome of Palearctic buzzards (genus Buteo)

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 185-194

  Haring, E ^a   Riesing, M J ^a   Pinsker, W ^b   Gamauf, A ^a  

^a NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM WIEN   (Austria)

^b Inst of Med Biol Gen Genetics   (Austria)

Author keywords

Buteo; Evolution of mtDNA; Mitochondrial gene order; Molecular phylogeny; Pseudo control region

Indexed keywords

BUTEO; BUTEO BUTEO BUTEO; BUTEO HEMILASIUS; BUTEO JAPONICUS; BUTEO LAGOPUS; BUTEO OREOPHILUS; BUTEO RUFINUS; FALCO PEREGRINUS; LAGOPUS; PEREGRINUS;

EID: 0000693258     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.1999.tb00982.x     Document Type: Article

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